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About Brickyard

Pacific

The magnificent Brickyard Pacific Works was founded in 2004 by Mssrs. Patrick Poulatian and Steve Michaels, industry leaders in the visual effects trade along with their partners from the Atlantic Works. Their philosophy, as in the aforementioned Atlantic shop, is to offer only the finest products and service, to which many hundreds of satisfied customers can happily attest. Read More >

Atlantic

Prominent among the noteworthy manufacturing establishments in the United States is that of Brickyard VFX. These Brickyard Atlantic Works were established in 1999 by Dave Waller, who engaged in all manner of visual effects. The enterprise did not last long as a one-man operation, however, and soon expansion brought the talents of the dynamic Kirsten Andersen from Los Angeles, a well-known and respected Producer that extended the business to new heights. Read More >

Pacific

The magnificent Brickyard Pacific Works was founded in 2004 by Mssrs. Patrick Poulatian and Steve Michaels, industry leaders in the visual effects trade along with their partners from the Atlantic Works. Their philosophy, as in the aforementioned Atlantic shop, is to offer only the finest products and service, to which many hundreds of satisfied customers can happily attest. Read More >

Atlantic

Prominent among the noteworthy manufacturing establishments in the United States is that of Brickyard VFX. These Brickyard Atlantic Works were established in 1999 by Dave Waller, who engaged in all manner of visual effects. The enterprise did not last long as a one-man operation, however, and soon expansion brought the talents of the dynamic Kirsten Andersen from Los Angeles, a well-known and respected Producer that extended the business to new heights. Read More >

Pacific Office

Pacific Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

Atlantic Office

The Original Brickyard

Dave is used to being asked why he chose the name for the business. "It was easy - my grandfather, Jack Hines, grew up in an immigrant neighborhood in Lynn, Massachusetts called 'The Brickyard'. He was my idol, a man from humble beginnings whose values of hard work, respect and honesty provided me with a role model that I try to live by. He studied the ways of successful people in his neighborhood like "Big Top" Jack O'Connell, "Walking Mike" Doyle, Charlie Duggan and Tom Cogger. He blended those observations together to own and operate a Dance Hall Concession Stand, a Diner, Drugstore, Penny Arcade, even an Ice Cream Cone business. So in a sense, Brickyard VFX is a tribute his 92 years of hard work."

To describe the original Brickyard neighborhood, we turn to historian Carl Carlsen in his 1986 edition of 'Brickyard Stories'. "It was a magical place - a neighborhood composed of diverse racial and ethnic groups where everybody got along, helped each other out, and felt part of one big family. This too was a place from which heroes came - athletic heroes, political heroes, heroes in many spheres of human activity who rose to prominence, and sometimes fame, from humble beginnings.

"The neighborhood has traditionally provided a home to Boston's immigrants; it was the first rung of the ladder of success, the place where the American Dream began. In the years before the Great Depression, these people brought to Lynn Old World values and New World aspirations.”

Our Philosophy

At Brickyard, we're just as concerned about our community as you are. That's why we do little things to make it better every day. Like supporting local charities, purchasing American made and locally made goods and services, as well as supporting our fellow small businesses. When you visit, please say "hello" to our fantastic interns - the visual effects artists and producers of tomorrow. We've helped over a hundred of them gain professional experience in our industry. We belong to trade groups that support our craft industry and support media and entertainment-friendly legislation. Since we're only as good as the people who work here, Brickyard sponsors employee enrichment programs to keep careers moving in the right direction.

Brickyard is committed to green initiatives, too, with recycling, reusing and resource saving initiatives in place. It's all part of our core philosophy that everyone is connected, and its the choices we make that determine who we really are. Thanks for choosing us - we couldn't do it without you!

Virtual Color Grading

Our Atlantic Works proudly offer Virtual Color Grading services thru our partnership with Company 3 / Deluxe Entertainment. This service allows New England clients to supervise color grading sessions right here in Boston over an encrypted fibre channel in real time. Interaction is seamless and identical to traditional sessions where the colorist and client are in the same room. Our purpose-built theatre can comfortably accommodate twelve people using the industry’s finest color monitor, the Dolby PRM-4220 calibrated by Company 3 technicians, so you’ll see the exact same picture as your colorist sees. Virtual sessions are originated from Co3 Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, New York or London shops and transmitted to Brickyard - perfect when you don’t have time to travel. It reduces your carbon footprint and gets you home for dinner!

Pacific

The magnificent Brickyard Pacific Works was founded in 2004 by Mssrs. Patrick Poulatian and Steve Michaels, industry leaders in the visual effects trade along with their partners from the Atlantic Works. Their philosophy, as in the aforementioned Atlantic shop, is to offer only the finest products and service, to which many hundreds of satisfied customers can happily attest. At first, every detail in process and method was painstakingly duplicated from the original Atlantic Works, but as their own success quickly multiplied, the Pacific Works became an innovator in its own right and now offers a full compliment of post-production services operated by some of the most talented artists in the nation. The physical plant is so well-appointed that its often the location for music videos and gala events serving the community at large. Like its sister operation, The Pacific Works proudly offers American made Visual Effects for Television, Film and Internet. Design, Editing, CG, Compositing, Digital Finishing, Color-Correction, Titling, Re-Lighting, Rotoscoping, Data Conversions, Standards Conversions, Previsualization, Logo Animation and Camera Tracking are all within our area of expertise. We also offer digital delivery / trafficking services to upload directly to distributors. In sum: Brickyard Makes Moving Images.

Atlantic

Prominent among the noteworthy manufacturing establishments in the United States is that of Brickyard VFX. These Brickyard Atlantic Works were established in 1999 by Dave Waller, who engaged in all manner of visual effects. The enterprise did not last long as a one-man operation, however, and soon expansion brought the talents of the dynamic Kirsten Andersen from Los Angeles, a well-known and respected Producer that extended the business to new heights. Consequently the partners refined the processes and added new employees of extraordinary skill. The demand for Brickyard’s products increased as their reputation became more extended, and the growing business expanded to its present studio in the heart of Boston’s historic Leather District.

None but a higher class of worker are employed, women and men who are willing to have their merits measured by their success; workers of that order of intelligence and innovation who can appreciate the fact, so often overlooked by too many of the ordinary mechanics of the present time, that “nothing is so successful as success” and this cannot be achieved by employer or employee without the co-operation of both; and this striking characteristic is observed in every department of this manufactory.

One of the leading instrumentalities in the establishment of the enviable reputation these workers have acquired is the severity of the test to which their effects are subjected before they are allowed to leave the factory. Not content with ordinary means, management has implemented a process assuring each and every product delivered upholds the good name of Brickyard VFX.